Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
らく
Grade: 2
てん
Grade: 1
かん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
樂天觀 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From 楽天 (optimism) +‎ (view of).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) くてんかん [ràkútéꜜǹkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾa̠kɯ̟ᵝtẽ̞ŋkã̠ɴ]

Noun edit

(らく)(てん)(かん) (rakutenkan

  1. optimistic view of life; optimism
    Antonym: 厭世観

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN